Trading Places

The Merchants of Nairobi

Steve Bloom (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

144 Seiten

2009
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-500-54381-8 (ISBN)

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Nairobi is a place where slick advertising has made few inroads and shopping malls and supermarkets remain a rarity. As across Africa, that is an opportunity for an outpouring of creativity. This title presents a portrait of the small traders of Nairobi.

For this latest project, Steve Bloom has stepped away from the magnificent wildlife and landscape photography with which he made his name to create a unique portrait of the small traders of Nairobi. This is a place where slick advertising has made few inroads and shopping malls and supermarkets remain a rarity. As across Africa, that is an opportunity for an outpouring of creativity. Businessmen and women paint their own hoardings and signs, or call in friends who happen to be handy with a paintbrush. The results are delightfully quirky – an authentic form of popular street graphics that is endlessly fascinating. Through his images, a master photographer gives us an unforgettable picture of one of the world’s most intriguing communities.

Steve Bloom is a photographer and writer. Son of South African journalist, novelist, and political activist Harry Bloom, he has written many photography books and essays.

Introduction • Afya Fish and Chips • Beauty Hair Salon • Family Care Hotel • Eclipse Hair Cut • Shoe Repair • Hygiene Butchery • New Wave Gym • Pumwani Electronics • Area Kawangware Radio Sales • Aberdare Trading Syndicate • Damos Video Centre • Kampala Coffin Centre • Half London Greengrocer

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.11.2009
Zusatzinfo	138 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	292 x 218 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Bildbände ► Afrika
ISBN-10	0-500-54381-X / 050054381X
ISBN-13	978-0-500-54381-8 / 9780500543818
Zustand	Neuware